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.TH GDBM_LOAD 1 "December 25, 2013" "GDBM" "GDBM User Reference"
.SH NAME
gdbm_load \- re-create a GDBM database from a dump file.
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgdbm_load\fR [\fB\-Mnr\fR] [\fB\-b\fR \fINUM\fR] [\fB\-c\fR \fINUM]\
 [\fB\-m\fR \fIMODE\fR]\
 [\fB\-u\fR \fINAME\fR|\fIUID\fR[:\fINAME\fR|\fIGID\fR]]
          [\fB\-\-block\-size\fR=\fINUM\fR] [\fB\-\-cache\-size\fR=\fINUM\fR]\
 [\fB\-\-mmap\fR=\fINUM\fR]
          [\fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIMODE\fR]\
 [\fB\-\-no\-meta\fR] [\fB\-\-replace\fR]
          [\fB\-\-user\fR=\fINAME\fR|\fIUID\fR[:\fINAME\fR|\fIGID\fR]]\
 \fIFILE\fR [\fIDB_FILE\fR]
			    
.sp
\fBgdbm_load\fR [\fB\-Vh\fR] [\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-\-usage\fR] [\fB\-\-version\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Create a
.B gdbm
database file
.I DB_FILE
from the dump file
.IR FILE .
If the
.I FILE
argument is not supplied, output the created database to the standard error.
.PP
If the input file is in ASCII dump format, the mode and ownership of
the created database are restored from the information in the dump.
This can be overridden using the command line options (see below).
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-block\-size\fR=\fINUM\fR
Sets block size.
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-cache\-size\fR=\fINUM\fR
Sets cache size.
.TP
\fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-mmap\fR
Use memory mapping.
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIMODE\fR
Set database file mode (octal number).
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-meta\fR
Do not attempt to restore database meta-data (mode and ownership).
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-replace\fR
If the database exists, replace records in it.
.TP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-user\fR=\fINAME\fR|\fIUID\fR[:\fINAME\fR|\fIGID\fR]
Set file ownership.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print a short usage summary.
.TP
\fB\-\-usage\fR
Print a list of available options.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print program version
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR gdbm_dump (1),
.BR gdbmtool (1),
.BR gdbm (3).
.PP
For a detailed description of
.B gdbm_load
and other
.B gdbm
utilities, refer to the \fBGDBM Manual\fR available in
Texinfo format.  To access it, run:

  \fBinfo gdbm\fR

.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug\-gdbm@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2013-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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